. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 26 clioscn bccnuse of the frost free con- ditions, and such sloping or hilly hind reciuircs a tractor which will not " itself down" wlicn it comes to Icmsc soil or an especially heavy pull. We have here two opposing conditions which work against satisfactory design of wheel tractors for orchard work. On the one hand the machine must be built low lo move about beneath the l)ranches of the trees, and on the other hand, it needs especially large wheels lo get traction in the excei)tionally loose tilth of the orchards, many of which arc located on
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page 26 clioscn bccnuse of the frost free con- ditions, and such sloping or hilly hind reciuircs a tractor which will not " itself down" wlicn it comes to Icmsc soil or an especially heavy pull. We have here two opposing conditions which work against satisfactory design of wheel tractors for orchard work. On the one hand the machine must be built low lo move about beneath the l)ranches of the trees, and on the other hand, it needs especially large wheels lo get traction in the excei)tionally loose tilth of the orchards, many of which arc located on gently sloijing or hilly lands. Here again, the track-layer type is eminently suited to the require- ments. .\ tractor with all of its weight on the "tracks" and these tracks ex- tending the full length of the machine and onl\ some two or three feet high. BETTER FRUIT embodies tlie best possible design for orchard work. Furlbermore, it can be low and compactly built and has the abilitv 111 make very short turns, so Iheorclically, such a tractor ought to be the liisl word in design for orchard puri)iises. j?ul now let us make our deductions from these Track lay- ers are eminently suited to orchard work, there can be no (piestion about thai. If an orchard is perfectly level, Iherc' is no question that a wheel trac- tor will be cheaper when interest on investment, depreciation, repairs, and cost of operating are concerned, but the work may not be done as well as with a track-layer and there may be some in- jury done to trees in turning and oper- ating under heavily laden trees. But if there are any appreciable slopes in an a I liiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin I iiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniin"iiiii"ii"i""i""i""i""""""""i""'^ ii"i| g U mm ummi imiimiimiiimnrairaiimm miimii 11 iimiimmmiimronm mni
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